+6 Modeling Test 3 5mo
+22 Info on Stanford's Kudla Fund (top undergrad hedge fund)? 10 5mo
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Commodities Data 5mo
+17 Can someone explain the current Japan macro trade to me? 9 5mo
+5 Sophomore Summer Internship Dilemma 11 5mo
+16 Tiger Global out of UG? 14 5mo
+15 Caxton Associate Portfolio Manager Programme 6 5mo
+36 multiple headhunters all suggesting same firm 9 5mo
+9 Ray Dalio and Bridgewater 4 5mo
+51 How will higher rates affect supply/demand for high finance jobs 5 years from now? 17 5mo
+27 Bridgewater and Ray Dalio 12 5mo
+3 Point 72 Spring Insight 2024 thoughts? 5 5mo
+24 Balyasny reputation 31 5mo
+14 L/S Pods in Dubai? How does this work? 3 5mo
+7 Ray Dalio & Bridgewater NYT Article 2 5mo
+9 Anchorage Capital Group? 8 5mo
0 Balyasny 2023 Interview Process 4 5mo
0 How is analyst performance measured at large, event-driven MM HFs? 1 5mo
+19 MS/JPM Equity Research Buyside Prospects? 5 5mo
+15 Leaving small HF for FO? 1 5mo
0 Has anyone done the Fund accounting test for Marshall Wace? 0 5mo
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Hedge Fund Data 5mo
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Hedge Fund Data 5mo
+92 What is the new - "lets start a hedge fund?" 54 5mo
0 P72 Experienced Academy 2024 0 5mo
+15 Activist hedge fund - How does the life of an Analyst look like? 3 5mo
+13 Higher than 20% payouts? 11 5mo
+41 The Culture of Bridgewater 22 5mo
+6 caspian capital 21 5mo
+16 Susquehanna non-compete 10 5mo
0 Trexquant - Review - Generalist Data 5mo
0 Trexquant - Review - NA Data 5mo
+49 Starting your own Hedge Fund in college 26 5mo
+10 Quant Non competes 6 5mo
+21 Point72 Academy SA 2023 132 5mo
+188 Pod Shop Hate (Discussion) 83 5mo
0 EM focused AM/HF 1 5mo
+14 Prop Trading v HF for Quant Traders 3 5mo
+27 Which pods to avoid in equities 18 5mo
0 Balyasny Houston office? 2 5mo
+20 What are the most marketable, in-demand skills among mid-level quant trading / hf people? 4 5mo
+8 Long only vs L/S SM mentality 8 5mo
+12 Point72 Experienced Academy 2023 117 5mo
+2 Dislike having friend group of only traders/quants 4 6mo
+6 Anyone have thoughts on Alyeska Investment Group (Citadel spin-out)? 4 6mo
+3 Any public resources on SMA creation and management? 0 6mo
+10 What is the difference between Sam Bankman Fried's "FTX" and any other bulge bracket bank? 9 6mo
+17 Macro pods vs L/S pods 19 6mo
+20 Non-Target full ride Vs. Target full tuition 18 6mo
+14 Cevian Capital – Analyst 18 6mo
+5 HF vs LO 4 6mo
+7 Tech focused firms in LA 6 6mo
+1 Thread of Hedge Funds with London offices 3 6mo
+4 Citadel credit pods 2 6mo
+6 Two Sigma Fundamental L/S Interview Process 6 6mo
+13 Two Sigma Fundamental Research Analyst 10 6mo
0 Millennium Risk Management Internship 2024 2 6mo
+11 Private Debt to Hedge Fund 6 6mo
+10 Modelling Question 12 6mo
0 Quant PM platform IP ownership 0 6mo
+10 HF - deployment 2 6mo
+6 BTG Pactual Private Credit 1 6mo
0 Sophomore Summer Internship (Small Hedge Fund/Capital Management) for Junior IB Recruiting 4 6mo
+10 Anchorage London - How are things going there? 5 6mo
+22 Will the jump to L/S HF be possible? Or maybe a PE shop from a HY credit research position? 13 6mo
0 II Smid Cap Biotech Survey 2 6mo
+21 Non Target To Jane Street!? 16 6mo
0 Second year IB analyst looking for connections in MM funds 2 6mo
0 Point72 Academy Coach Interview 4 6mo
+61 L/S analyst feeling stuck mid-career 24 6mo
+1 Top LOs in NYC 5 6mo
+64 Breaking into New York hedge funds (Jane Street, DE Shaw, Two Sigma, etc.) as a University of Wisconsin student quadruple majoring in Finance, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Data Science 42 6mo
+10 Updated view on Squarepoint? 22 6mo
+1 Model Practice Test 2 6mo
+19 Bridgewater and Point72 not good for long-term career? 19 6mo
+7 Davide Leone 2 6mo
0 Worldquant - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 6mo
0 Ethernet or wi-fi in Hedge funds? 0 6mo
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Trading Data 6mo
+3 Best books to read about quant finance 3 6mo
+40 Greenfield Quant Pods: how do you deal with building initial research/trading infrastructure from scratch? 14 6mo
+1 Distressed Sovereign Debt Pitch Help! 1 6mo
0 JPM Research Hold Music Sucks 1 6mo
+3 2bn AUM Intern comp? 6 6mo
+9 Multi strats with equities strategies 11 6mo
+19 Pods Not having a Good October 10 6mo
+1 LO after PE 4 6mo
+12 How do you combat the constant feelings of urgency and underachievement. 2 6mo
+4 Top Tech to SM HF 3 6mo
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Investment Banking Data 6mo
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6mo
+10 Transitioning to a New Seat 2 6mo
+15 Path to Hedge Fund 14 6mo
+47 Modelling LP position in funds 8 6mo
0 AQR Capital Management - Interview - Trading Data 6mo
+3 Non-MF PE worth it for SM HF? 2 6mo
+9 What are the top commodities shops in terms of compensation? 6 6mo
+9 Recent developments at Eisler capital 2 6mo
0 Varde Partners - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 6mo
+9 Fidera Vecta - thoughts? 10 6mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2024 Hedge Fund

  • Point72 98.9%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.9%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.8%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.8%
  • AQR Capital Management 94.7%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 2024 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 98.9%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.8%
  • Blackstone Group 96.8%
  • Two Sigma Investments 95.7%
  • Citadel Investment Group 94.6%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2024 Hedge Fund

  • AQR Capital Management 99.0%
  • Point72 97.9%
  • D.E. Shaw 96.9%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.8%
  • Citadel Investment Group 94.8%

Total Avg Compensation

May 2024 Hedge Fund

  • Portfolio Manager (9) $1,648
  • Vice President (23) $474
  • Director/MD (12) $423
  • NA (6) $322
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (24) $287
  • Manager (4) $282
  • Engineer/Quant (71) $274
  • 2nd Year Associate (30) $251
  • 1st Year Associate (73) $190
  • Analysts (225) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (22) $131
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (250) $85
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
99.0
5
kanon's picture
kanon
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
10
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”